Music can motivate your staff, boost morale and create a better working environment- 65% of businesses say that music in the workplace makes us more productive. *Source Vision Critical 2012 survey of UK businesses

MusicWorks have revealed five major research studies that show how much music is valued by customers, staff and business owners across various industry sectors.

Music licensing company PPL met face-to-face with members of the fitness industry to ask why music by original artists is considered by most, to be an important aspect of any workout.

A selection of responses from trade figureheads, fitness centre operators, instructors, and gym goers, can now be seen in the new educational film below launched by PPL to highlight the value of original artist music to the fitness sector, and emphasises the importance of holding the proper licence(s) for fitness professionals and fitness centre operators.

The top 20 tracks most played in public since the year 2000 by music artists from the West Midlands have today been revealed for the first time in an exclusive new chart by PPL, the company responsible for the licencing of recorded music played on radio, television and in public places across the UK.

Gabrielle Aplin’s rendition of ‘The Power of Love’ features at number one ahead of The Pogues’ ‘Fairytale of New York’.

Make sure you have the correct licences to play musicIf you play recorded music or music videos in your business – including radio or TV – you will almost certainly be legally required to be licensed. In most instances, a licence is required from both PPL and PRS for Music.

The costs of the licences are influenced by a number of factors, including the business type and size. For more information about licensing and how to contact PPL and PRS for Music, please visit our contact information page.

PPL licenses recorded music played in public or broadcast on the radio or TV and then distributes the fees to its thousands of performer and record company members.